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Haircuts
A proper men's haircut: a word about what you want, a wash, scissors or clippers or both, a razor neckline, a hot towel and the right product to finish. Eighteen pounds, twenty minutes.
Haircut £18.
Taff Street · Pontypridd · since 2014
Walk in.
Or book a chair.
Proper cuts, sharp fades, beards and hot towel shaves from three barbers who cut the same way. Two chairs for walk-ins with an honest queue board, one chair for bookings. A haircut is £18 and that is the whole price.
- Walk-ins welcome
- Late Thu & Fri
- Kids, students, OAPs
- 4.9 from 884 reviews
2 waitingAbout 15 minutes
Walk in or bookThree chairs, two kept for walk-ins. The live queue is on the board in the window and on this site; book online if you would rather not wait.
The price on the board is the priceA cut is £18, a fade £22, a cut and beard £30. No surcharge for a wash, no "product fee", no tips expected.
Three barbers, one standardRhodri trained Kai and Bethan. Whoever is free cuts the same way, so you do not need to wait for one barber unless you want to.
Open late and earlyUntil 8pm Thursday and Friday for after work, from 8am Saturday for before the match.
What we do
Six things, done right.
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Skin fades
Skin fades blended from the razor up through every guard with a mirror behind you so you can see the back, finished with a sharp line-up and the top styled to suit.
Skin fade £22 including the top and a line-up.
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Beard trims and shaping
Beards trimmed with scissors and clippers, shaped to your jaw and cheekbones, lines cleaned with a razor, finished with a hot towel and beard oil. On its own or with a cut.
Beard trim and shape £12.
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Hot towel shave
The traditional cut-throat razor shave: hot towels to open the skin, pre-shave oil, lather with a badger brush, two passes with the razor, a cold towel and a balm. Thirty minutes you will not want to end.
Hot towel shave £26.
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Kids' cuts
Haircuts for boys from their first cut to their first fade, with a booster seat, a lolly drawer, a bit of patience and a barber who will not rush a nervous four-year-old.
Under-12s £13.
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Grooming products
The clays, pomades, beard oils and shaving kit we use in the shop, sold at the counter without a sales pitch, plus safety razors, badger brushes and the one shampoo that does not strip your scalp.
Matte clay £14.
The price board
The board on the wall is the board on this page.
No surcharge for a wash, no "product fee", no tip expected. A haircut is £18, a fade £22, a cut and beard £30, a hot towel shave £26. Kids £13, students £15, over-65s £12 on weekday mornings. Card, phone or cash.
- Every price on the board includes the wash, the hot towel and the product
- Wedding and group mornings from £120 with the shop to yourselves
- Clean-ups between cuts £8, five minutes, no appointment
House rules
Four things you can expect every time.
Lines that are actually straight
Fades blended with a mirror behind you, necklines cut with a razor, beard lines shaped to your jaw rather than a template.
The queue is honest
The board shows how many are waiting and roughly how long. If it says forty minutes, go for a coffee and come back; we will not have skipped you.
No surprises at the till
The board price includes the wash, the hot towel on the neck and the product to finish. Card, cash or phone.
Kids and grandads welcome
A booster seat, a bribe drawer of lollies, and patience. Over-65s on weekday mornings are £12, and we will cut it the way you have had it since 1975.
- 11years on Taff Street
- 28,000+cuts a year
- 15 minaverage walk-in wait
- 4.9average rating
Gallery
Recent cuts.
FadeTextured crop with a mid fade
Kai
Mid skin fade, the top point-cut for texture and finished with matte clay. The beard lined to the jaw at the same time. £34.
HaircutClassic side parting
Rhodri
Scissor cut, tapered at the back and sides, the parting cut in with a razor and finished with pomade. The shave was Bethan's. £40 for both.
FadeHigh skin fade
Kai
High skin fade blended through every guard with a burst behind the ear, the top left long and swept. Mirror check from the back before the cape came off.
Reviews
What Ponty says.
Same cut every three weeks for six years. Whoever is free does it exactly the same, which is the point. £18, no nonsense, and the queue board is never lying.
Best fades in the valleys and I have tried most of them. Kai holds the mirror up from the back before you are allowed to leave. Student price with my card.
Had the shop to ourselves at 8 on the wedding morning, five of us, hot towel shaves and cuts, bacon rolls from next door. Bethan's shave is a religious experience.
Find us
Taff Street, between the market and the bridge.
Number 44, dark green frontage, pole in the window. Gas Road car park two minutes away and free after six. Station five minutes. Open until 8pm Thursday and Friday, from 8am Saturday.
- Where. 44 Taff Street, the main street in Pontypridd, between the market and the bridge. Dark green frontage, barber pole in the window.
- Parking. Gas Road car park is two minutes' walk and free after 6pm. Taff Street itself is pedestrianised until 4pm.
- Train and bus. Pontypridd station is a five-minute walk. Every valley bus stops at the bus station, three minutes away.
Questions people ask before they come in
Do I need to book?
No. Two of the three chairs take walk-ins in the order you arrive, and the board in the window shows the wait. Book online if you want a set time or a particular barber, or for a shave or a wedding party.
How much is a haircut?
£18, including the wash, a razor neckline, a hot towel and product. Skin fades £22, cut and beard £30, hot towel shave £26, kids £13, students £15, over-65s £12 on weekday mornings. The full board is on the price page and on the wall.
How long is the wait?
About fifteen minutes on average, nothing on a Tuesday morning, up to forty on a Saturday mid-morning. The board is updated by the barbers as people arrive; put your name on and go for a coffee.
Do you cut women's hair?
We cut short hair, fades and clipper work on anyone. We do not do long-hair styling or colour; Mane Street in the Bay or the salons on the high street are better for that.
Can a group book the shop?
Yes: wedding parties, birthdays, stag mornings. Saturday from 8am before we open to the public, the three chairs for an hour or two, from £120. Bacon rolls can be arranged with next door.
Walk in, or book a chair.
Two chairs take walk-ins in the order you arrive; the board shows the wait. The third chair is booked online for a set time, a shave or a wedding morning.